St Mary's Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Sheffield

Ofsted's report card from its 21 April 2026 inspection grades St Mary's Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy on 7 areas: 1 strong standard and 6 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders have established rigorous systems to monitor attendance, lateness and absence."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils achieve well, and most pupils are prepared for the next stage in their education."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have developed a broad and ambitious curriculum that clearly sets out the knowledge and skills pupils should learn from the early years to Year 6."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders emphasise the importance of the early years foundation stage and have established a thoughtfully designed, well-sequenced curriculum."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders accurately identify pupils' individual needs and barriers to learning and wellbeing."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders demonstrate a clear commitment to the school community and have established a positive, supportive culture for staff and pupils."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "The school provides a nurturing and ambitious environment where pupils feel safe, valued and supported to grow personally as well as socially and emotionally."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should further implement the writing curriculum to ensure that all pupils develop secure writing skills"; "Leaders should ensure further support for teachers to implement the redeveloped curriculum with consistency, to enable pupils to produce high-quality work across different subjects"; "Leaders should develop their strategic oversight and monitoring of provision for disadvantaged pupils so that support is reviewed and adjusted carefully, leading to consistent improvement in pupils' opportunities and experiences".

From the headteacher's welcome: "St Mary's Catholic Primary School is a happy, inclusive Catholic school where children develop as well-rounded individuals with a strong sense of self and a commitment to being an involved participant in our community. Our children are viewed as unique individuals with value and worth created in the image of God."

The school runs after-school care until 6:00pm.

In 2025, 96% of Year 6 pupils at St Mary's Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 88% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 73% and 72% in Sheffield and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 93% in reading and 85% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 18 families put St Mary's Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy as their first choice and 36 named it as one of their preferences, for 19 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Mary's Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy are High Green Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 57% reading, 63% maths); Greengate Lane Academy (0.3 miles, Good, 96% reading, 89% maths); Angram Bank Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 72% reading, 86% maths); and Lound Infant School (0.8 miles, Good).

St Mary's Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

St Mary's Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy is one of 13 schools run by St Clare Catholic Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

10.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 4.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (83%) and Mixed (7%).

In 2026, 27 pupils (16%) received SEN support and 3 (1.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

The nearest railway station is Chapeltown Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Mortomley Lane/Pack Horse Lane (adjacent), 150 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 126 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Sheffield (267).

In 2024/25, St Mary's Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy issued 2 suspensions, 1.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.